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diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in index 02fe136791..89cf964a8e 100644 --- a/config/Config-build.in +++ b/config/Config-build.in @@ -20,23 +20,25 @@ menu "Global build settings" default y bool "Compile with support for patented functionality" help - When this option is disabled, software which provides patented functionality will not be built. - In case software provides optional support for patented functionality, - this optional support will get disabled for this package. + When this option is disabled, software which provides patented functionality + will not be built. In case software provides optional support for patented + functionality, this optional support will get disabled for this package. config BUILD_NLS default n bool "Compile with full language support" help - When this option is enabled, packages are built with the full versions of iconv and GNU gettext - instead of the default OpenWrt stubs. If uClibc is used, it is also built with locale support. + When this option is enabled, packages are built with the full versions of + iconv and GNU gettext instead of the default OpenWrt stubs. If uClibc is + used, it is also built with locale support. config BUILD_STATIC_TOOLS default n bool "Attempt to link host utilities statically" help - Linking host utilities like sed or firmware-utils statically increases the portability of the - generated ImageBuilder and SDK tarballs, however it may fail on some Linux distributions. + Linking host utilities like sed or firmware-utils statically increases the + portability of the generated ImageBuilder and SDK tarballs; however, it may + fail on some Linux distributions. config SHADOW_PASSWORDS bool @@ -50,7 +52,8 @@ menu "Global build settings" prompt "Remove ipkg/opkg status data files in final images" default n help - This removes all ipkg/opkg status data files from the target directory before building the root fs + This removes all ipkg/opkg status data files from the target directory + before building the root filesystem. config COLLECT_KERNEL_DEBUG bool @@ -59,7 +62,8 @@ menu "Global build settings" default n help This collects debugging symbols from the kernel and all compiled modules. - Useful for release builds, so that kernel issues can be debugged offline later. + Useful for release builds, so that kernel issues can be debugged offline + later. comment "Kernel build options" @@ -72,24 +76,24 @@ menu "Global build settings" prompt "Compile packages with debugging info" default n help - Adds -g3 to the CFLAGS + Adds -g3 to the CFLAGS. config IPV6 bool prompt "Enable IPv6 support in packages" default y help - Enable IPV6 support in packages (passes --enable-ipv6 to configure scripts). + Enable IPv6 support in packages (passes --enable-ipv6 to configure scripts). config PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL bool prompt "Compile certain packages parallelized" default y help - This adds a -jX option to certain packages that are known to - behave well for parallel build. By default the package make processes - use the main jobserver, in which case this option only takes effect - when you add -jX to the make command. + This adds a -jX option to certain packages that are known to behave well + for parallel build. By default, the package make processes use the main + jobserver, in which case this option only takes effect when you add -jX + to the make command. If you are unsure, select N. @@ -98,9 +102,9 @@ menu "Global build settings" prompt "Enable gcc format-security" default n help - Add -Wformat -Werror=format-security to the CFLAGS - You can disable this per package by adding - PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0 in the package Makefile + Add -Wformat -Werror=format-security to the CFLAGS. You can disable + this per package by adding PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0 in the package + Makefile. config PKG_BUILD_USE_JOBSERVER bool @@ -109,16 +113,15 @@ menu "Global build settings" default y help This passes the main make process jobserver fds to package builds, - enabling full parallelization across different packages + enabling full parallelization across different packages. Note that disabling this may overcommit CPU resources depending on the - -j level of the main make process, the number of package - submake jobs selected below and the number of actual CPUs present. + -j level of the main make process, the number of package submake jobs + selected below and the number of actual CPUs present. Example: If the main make is passed a -j4 and the submake -j is also set to 4, we may end up with 16 parallel make processes in the worst case. - config PKG_BUILD_JOBS int prompt "Number of package submake jobs (2-512)" @@ -137,12 +140,12 @@ menu "Global build settings" help Always set the default package build rules to parallel build. - WARNING: This may break build or kill your cat, as it builds - packages with multiple jobs that are probably not tested in - a parallel build environment. + WARNING: This may break build or kill your cat, as it builds packages + with multiple jobs that are probably not tested in a parallel build + environment. - Only say Y, if you don't mind fixing broken packages. - Before reporting build bugs, set this to N and re-run the build. + Only say Y if you don't mind fixing broken packages. Before reporting + build bugs, set this to N and re-run the build. comment "Stripping options" @@ -157,12 +160,13 @@ menu "Global build settings" config NO_STRIP bool "none" help - This will install unstripped binaries (useful for native compiling/debugging) + This will install unstripped binaries (useful for native + compiling/debugging). config USE_STRIP bool "strip" help - This will install binaries stripped using strip from binutils + This will install binaries stripped using strip from binutils. config USE_SSTRIP @@ -171,7 +175,7 @@ menu "Global build settings" depends on !USE_GLIBC depends on !USE_EGLIBC help - This will install binaries stripped using sstrip + This will install binaries stripped using sstrip. endchoice config STRIP_ARGS @@ -181,22 +185,22 @@ menu "Global build settings" default "--strip-unneeded --remove-section=.comment --remove-section=.note" if DEBUG default "--strip-all" help - Specifies arguments passed to the strip command when stripping binaries + Specifies arguments passed to the strip command when stripping binaries. config STRIP_KERNEL_EXPORTS bool "Strip unnecessary exports from the kernel image" help - Reduces kernel size by stripping unused kernel exports from the kernel image - Note that this might make the kernel incompatible with any kernel modules that - were not selected at the time the kernel image was created + Reduces kernel size by stripping unused kernel exports from the kernel + image. Note that this might make the kernel incompatible with any kernel + modules that were not selected at the time the kernel image was created. config USE_MKLIBS bool "Strip unnecessary functions from libraries" help Reduces libraries to only those functions that are necessary for using all - selected packages (including those selected as <M>) - Note that this will make the system libraries incompatible with most of the packages - that are not selected during the build process + selected packages (including those selected as <M>). Note that this will + make the system libraries incompatible with most of the packages that are + not selected during the build process. choice prompt "Preferred standard C++ library" |